diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/webview_webkit.h b/include/wx/gtk/webview_webkit.h
index c7340f0dd1..2ac7eab691 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/webview_webkit.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/webview_webkit.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
            const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
            const wxString& name = wxWebViewNameStr);
 
+    virtual ~wxWebViewWebKit();
+
     virtual bool Enable( bool enable = true );
 
     // implementation
diff --git a/src/gtk/webview_webkit.cpp b/src/gtk/webview_webkit.cpp
index b01fc41c22..2f276abb0c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/webview_webkit.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/webview_webkit.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ wxgtk_webview_webkit_load_status(GtkWidget* widget,
                                  GParamSpec*,
                                  wxWebViewWebKit *webKitCtrl)
 {
+    // We can be called from webkit_web_view_dispose() during the window
+    // destruction, don't use half-destroyed object in this case.
+    if ( webKitCtrl->IsBeingDeleted() )
+        return;
+
     wxString url = webKitCtrl->GetCurrentURL();
 
     WebKitLoadStatus status;
@@ -447,6 +452,15 @@ bool wxWebViewWebKit::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     return true;
 }
 
+wxWebViewWebKit::~wxWebViewWebKit()
+{
+    // The main goal here is to set m_isBeingDeleted to true to avoid the use
+    // of this -- already half-destroyed -- object from WebKit callbacks, but
+    // just setting it would prevent wxWindowDestroyEvent from being sent, so
+    // send it now instead.
+    SendDestroyEvent();
+}
+
 bool wxWebViewWebKit::Enable( bool enable )
 {
     if (!wxControl::Enable(enable))